The 1972 Italian Grand Prix was Round 10 of the 1972 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Monza circuit in Italy on Sunday, 10 September 1972. Jacky Ickx started on pole position for Ferrari and Emerson Fittipaldi was the race winner in the Lotus Ford. The result of this Grand Prix sealed the outcome of the 1972 Drivers’ Championship and Fittipaldi won the title for the first time.
1972 Italian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 55 | 1:29:58.400 | 1:29:58.400 | - | - | 1:36.600 | 9 | |
| 2 | 10 | Mike Hailwood | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 55 | +14.500 | 1:30:12.900 | +14.500 | +14.500 | 1:37.200 | 6 | |
| 3 | 14 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 55 | +23.800 | 1:30:22.200 | +23.800 | +9.300 | 1:37.000 | 4 | |
| 4 | 15 | Peter Revson | United States | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 55 | +35.700 | 1:30:34.100 | +35.700 | +11.900 | 1:37.200 | 3 | |
| 5 | 28 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 55 | +1:05.600 | 1:31:04.000 | +1:05.600 | +29.900 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 23 | Peter Gethin | Great Britain | BRM | Firestone | 55 | +1:21.900 | 1:31:20.300 | +1:21.900 | +16.300 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Mario Andretti | United States | Ferrari | Firestone | 54 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:37.100 | |||
| 8 | 21 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | BRM | Firestone | 54 | +1 lap | 1 lap | |||||
| 9 | 19 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | March Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +1 lap | 1 lap | |||||
| 10 | 16 | Mike Beuttler | Great Britain | March Ford | Firestone | 54 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:37.300 | ||||
| 11 | 22 | Howden Ganley | New Zealand | BRM | Firestone | 52 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 2 laps | 1:37.400 | |||
| 12 | 24 | Reine Wisell | Sweden | BRM | Firestone | 51 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:37.200 | |||
| 13 | 18 | Niki Lauda | Austria | March Ford | Goodyear | 50 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 1 lap | ||||
| DNF | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ferrari | Firestone | 46 | Electrical | 9 laps | 4 laps | 1:36.300 | 44 | ||
| DNF | 20 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | Matra | Goodyear | 38 | Brakes | 17 laps | 8 laps | 1:37.000 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Andrea de Adamich | Italy | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 33 | Brakes | 22 laps | 5 laps | ||||
| DNF | 29 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 20 | Suspension | 35 laps | 13 laps | ||||
| DNF | 7 | John Surtees | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 20 | Fuel system | 35 laps | |||||
| DNF | 8 | Tim Schenken | Australia | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 20 | Spun off | 35 laps | |||||
| DNF | 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Firestone | 16 | Collision | 39 laps | 4 laps | ||||
| DNF | 26 | Carlos Pace | Brazil | March Ford | Goodyear | 15 | Collision | 40 laps | 1 lap | ||||
| DNF | 30 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 14 | Suspension | 41 laps | 1 lap | ||||
| DNF | 2 | François Cévert | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 14 | Engine | 41 laps | |||||
| DNF | 11 | Nanni Galli | Italy | Tecno | Firestone | 6 | Engine | 49 laps | 8 laps | ||||
| DNF | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | Clutch | 55 laps | 6 laps | |||||
| DNQ | 25 | Henri Pescarolo | France | March Ford | Goodyear | 55 laps | |||||||
| DNQ | 12 | Derek Bell | Great Britain | Tecno | Firestone | 55 laps |